Category Archives: Canadian Press
Gas plants accused to hear Thursday on need to defend themselves further
TORONTO - Two former top political aides will hear on Thursday whether they need to offer further defence to accusations they illegally destroyed documents about the Ontario government’s politic...
Nov 07, 2017
China's ambassador to Canada hopes for 'achievements' during NAFTA talks
HALIFAX - China’s ambassador to Canada says his country hopes the U.S., Canada and Mexico can “make achievements” in ongoing NAFTA talks. Speaking to reporters after meeting with Nov...
Nov 07, 2017
Democrats try to look forward but are still haunted by 2016
Time has not healed the Democratic party’s wounds. On Election Day 2016, Democrats suffered a devastating and shocking loss. A year later, they’re still sorting through the wreckage. The i...
Nov 07, 2017
Tweeter-in-chief ready to confront China's 'great firewall'
WASHINGTON - America’s tweeter-in-chief is set to face off bit-to-bit against China’s “great firewall.” President Donald Trump’s arrival in Beijing on Wednesday will serv...
Nov 07, 2017
Woman fired for flipping off Trump's motorcade
HERNDON, Va. - A woman has gotten the boot after flipping the bird at President Donald Trump’s motorcade. The Washington Post reports Juli Briskman was on her bicycle last month when Trump’...
Nov 07, 2017
North Korea, trade deficit top Trump's agenda in China
BEIJING - The standoff over North Korea’s nuclear weapons and demands that China do more to balance trade with America will dominate President Donald Trump’s agenda in Beijing. Trump’...
Nov 07, 2017
Indonesia threatens to block WhatsApp over sexual content
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian authorities say they will block access to the popular WhatsApp instant messaging app if it doesn’t remove sexually explicit content. The Ministry of Communication...
Nov 07, 2017
In Ecuadorean cave, meals offered in darkness by the blind
QUITO, Ecuador - On the outskirts of Ecuador’s capital, young couples and families venture into a pitch-black cave in search of an unlikely experience: a meal in the dark. Blind waiters guide gu...
Nov 07, 2017
Texas authorities: We won't mention shooter's name again
The shooter’s name went unspoken at a news conference on the killings at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, and authorities there said they intend to keep refraining from saying it. “W...
Nov 07, 2017
Video of US first lady, teens and K-pop star goes viral
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A video of first lady Melania Trump smiling at South Korean girls who had burst into screaming when they saw a member of K-pop boy band has been shared widely on social med...
Nov 07, 2017